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Skelton surpasses but Idem impresses
9th January 2025 | Horse Racing SportReview of last meeting of 2024 and preview of the first of 2025 By Gordon Brown Thurs 29th December 2024 Harry and Dan Skelton dominated the final meeting at Kelso in 2024 when teaming up for a hat-trick which was…
Hilltop Leaf responds to questions about the project
9th January 2025 | Farming and Environment NewsCEO Hamish Clegg brings us up to speed with the development The E&L have been asked a number of times recently about the Hilltop Leaf project based near Langholm and what progress is being made.Hilltop Leaf is a private medicinal…
Copshaw's golden boy adds to his medal haul
9th January 2025 | E&L Life Newcastleton NewsParalympian Stephen Clegg receives an MBE in King’s New Years Honours list Paralympic gold medallist Stephen Clegg who was awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours List has been described as a true inspiration and a fantastic role model.28-year-old…
Langholm Fire Station wins ‘best in D&G’
19th December 2024 | Community NewsAudit of regional facilities puts Langholm on the top rung! Another public service in Langholm has come out with a glowing report. We recently reported on the audit of care at the Thomas Hope hospital which was very positive. Now…
Muckle Toon serves up a treat with Pinocchio... Panto Italiano!
19th December 2024 | Arts and Entertainment LifestyleCapacity audiences at each performance as 1,250 people attend Centre Stage’s latest blockbuster showcasing a wee toon with muckle talent If you were one of the lucky 1,250 people who piled in to The Buccleuch Centre last week to see…
Churches unite with Liddesdale
19th December 2024 | E&L LifeThe Reverend Morag Crossan has announced that from 1st January there will be a union of Langholm, Ewes, Eskdalemuir, Westerkirk and Liddesdale parishes. Morag will be the new minister for this newly created charge of Eskdale and Liddesdale. She looks…
Cumberland commits to Langholm High Street
Building society seeks to assure customers that it has no…
Nicol scores on this 350th appearance for Langholm
AND gets man of the match too! Emerging rugby legend.…
Heritage Centre Questionnaire
A local group, under the auspices of The Langholm Alliance,…
Serious inaction by D&G Council
Letter to the Editor I am writing again to express…
Busy first meeting for new community council
Unclear how access to LEWCC finances will be resolved and…
Holyrood rally calls for investment in agriculture
NFUS leads farmers and crofters in Edinburgh protest Hundreds of…
Bike Seven celebrates 15 years in business
Bike business with strong Langholm following celebrates 15th anniversary By…
Creation Mill to create their own textile centre
Inspirational Langholm firm take their business a stage further Creation…
Another blow to Langholm as Skinyards set to close
Up to 10 jobs to be lost as 176-year-old employer…
Joe the butcher runs 50km to make a difference
Amazing gesture of kindness Well-known Langholm butcher and Longtown man,…
Would you pay £272 for a Flat White Coffee?
An innovative farmer from Mossgiel explains why Well, you might…
A new future for three local churches
By Anthony Lane Many readers of the E&L will be…
King Charles honours dedicated Langholm bandsman with MBE
28th November 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsDavid Calvert is presented with his medal by Lord Lieutenant It was wonderful to see octogenarian David Corrie Calvert be presented with his MBE medal on Sunday in Langholm Town Hall by Fiona Armstrong the Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries. The…
Erskine Church is on a downward ‘spire-al’…
21st November 2024 | Community NewsAfter contact with the owner, it appears thatthe eyesore will remain with us for some time After the ‘Eeh mei, good question’ series which we ran in the E&L earlier in the year, the most recurring follow-up question we receive…
Buccleuch confirms its commitment to 150 lodges
14th November 2024 | Lifestyle NewsCenter Parc’s plans for development of site near Hawick will have no bearing on local project Buccleuch staff, along with representatives of partner organisations, held a further consultation event on Thursday about the proposed holiday lodge development at Irvine House.…
Langholm Girls 14s pluck a win from Galloway Thistle
14th November 2024 | Girls Football News SportBy Calum Graham On Sunday, Langholm Girls FC welcomed Galloway Thistle from Newton Stewart to Langholm for this SWFL Rose Reilly League fixture.Following a 2-1 win away from home in August at Blairmount Park, we knew we were in for…
The human cost of ‘progress’
14th November 2024 | Farming and Environment Gilly Fraser NewcastletonGilly Fraser meets a couple whose dream of a perfectretirement in the Newcastleton hills has turned into a nightmare A couple who moved to Liddesdale five years ago say plans by Scottish Energy for a new cross-border energy connection are…
Aoiffion & Lara are Dumfries & Galloway Life award winners
14th November 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Eskdalemuir NewsLocals are well represented in glamorous, district-wide event Two Dumfries and Galloway Life Awards 2024 came to Eskdale last Friday night at the award evening held in Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries.The Sports Person of the Year award went to young…
At the going down of the sun and in the morning…
Eskdale remembers… Langholm, once more, remembered the fallen of all…
Will Center Parc’s Hawick plans affect Irvine House?
Buccleuch assures the E&L that they are fully committed to…
Barony’s Dairy Nexus is a Borderlands first
The multi-million-pound Dairy Nexus project at the Barony campus will…
Toss a coin into Kelso’s Wishing Well Chase Day
Under new rules, racing has to be completed by 2pm…
Stars in Their Eyes and performing in their hearts!
Local entertainers take to the stage to strut their stuff…
Castleholm is officially in community hands
Landmark deal sees cherished land transferred to the people of…
Hope Hospital shines in Excellence in Care inspection
The Thomas Hope hospital in Langholm recently had a six-month…
Kennedy bows out of NFUS with fiery speech
Hard-hitting rhetoric at President’s last conference NFU Scotland Chief Martin…
Polysport venue helps keep Copshaw folk in top form
MSP is shown round The Holm’s health and fitness facility…
Forresters couldn’t see the wood for the trees
Another robust performance by LRFC on home soil this time…
Emergency services rescue woman from chilly River Esk
Firefighters from Langholm, Annan, Dumfries and Gala required as water…
Punk Icon to visit Buccleuch
Johnny Rotten will sell-out soon even though it’s a year…
Vital issues addressed at this year’s AgriExpo
24th October 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentThis year’s Borderway Agri Expo features two seminars focusing on vital issues of concern to the livestock and wider farming industry.The morning event focuses on the future of farming and food production, taking an in-depth look at the positive strides…
Disappointment with LINK’S response to cash worries
24th October 2024 | Community NewsCash machine company not a lot of help in finding a solution The Bank of Scotland closure next Spring will mean one less cash machine in Langholm. Following the announcement of the closure people were encouraged to write to LINK…
Stunning last-minute win for Langholm XV
24th October 2024 | Rugby SportSecond-half determination turns the tables on Haddington By Kenneth Pool In what turned out to be a dramatic and very exciting match, Langholm pulled off one the greatest comeback seen at Milntown for many years. Their opponents Haddington RFC were…
Support schemes need to be fit for purpose
17th October 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentOrganisation says existing help should be extended and built upon The National Sheep Association Scotland is pressing the Government to ensure future support schemes are fit for purpose.The call comes as part of the body’s response to a recent consultation.…
Langholm clock-up a useful win in Dalkeith
17th October 2024 | Rugby SportDalkeith RFC 19 – Langholm RFC 39 gives LRFC a boost By Kenneth PoolLangholm RFC took to the road again on Saturday, the opposition this time being Dalkeith RFC. With the Milntown men still carrying some niggling injuries, it was…
Eskdale has fitting finalists for D&G Life awards
17th October 2024 | Community E&L Life EskdalemuirRegional recognition in prestigious shortlist for inspirational locals Two Eskdale people and one local business are Dumfries and Galloway Life Awards 2024 finalists and will find out on 8 November if they have won the award for their category. An…
Holiday village plans for Irvine House and grounds
Buccleuch’s vision for up to 150 lodges couldbenefit Langholm businesses…
Town loses out on funding due to mis-reported population
Discrepancy between census statistics andBorderlands figures has cost Langholm dear…
All kinds of everything at the 172nd Langholm Show
MAIRI TELFORD JAMMEH reports on Langholm’s Rural Highlight in an 8-Page Supplement…
End of Season bash for Langholm Cricket Club
A good night had by all at Langholm Cricket Club’s…
Milk production shock
Stranraer-based processing company drops 12 farms Ten milk producers in…
BT and OutReach: Appalling service
Eskdalemuir Hub STILL without a phoneline Eskdalemuir community hub is…
Banking possibilities under investigation
After announced closure of Bank of Scotland,solutions including a Post…
Signage, speed limit, flooding and potholes
An update from the A7 Action Group’s meeting The A7…
Could a banking hub be the answer for Langholm?
By Mairi Telford Jammeh On a recent visit to Kirkcudbright…
15 nights road closure for A7 improvements
Overnight works to resurface road south of Canonbie will run…
Lorraine is BFA awards finalist
Westerkirk farmer in the running for Sheep Farmer of the…
